She-oak skink
She-oak skink | |
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A she-oak skink in a garden in Bicheno, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Cyclodomorphus |
Species: | C. casuarinae
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Binomial name | |
Cyclodomorphus casuarinae | |
Synonyms | |
Tiliqua casuarinae |
The she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus casuarinae) is a large, long-tailed, snake-like skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous; mating in spring, and giving birth in latest summer.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – She-oak Skink
- ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Reptiles of Tasmania
- Skinks of Australia
- Cyclodomorphus
- Reptiles described in 1839
- Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
- Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
- Skink stubs